On May 30, a Sauk Centre Police Department officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle parked in the middle of the roadway in which the driver was texting on his cell phone. The officer immediately noticed the vehicle was spray painted black. Further investigation into the vehicle confirmed that the vehicle had been stolen from a dealership in St. Cloud on May 28. The Minnesota State Patrol conducted a K-9 search on the vehicle locating 22 schedule IV pills in the vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle, Lonnie Lawrence Roering, age 44, of St. Cloud was arrested for possession of stolen property, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, 5th degree controlled substance, false name to a police officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving after revocation. Roering was brought to Stearns County Jail where he was held on the charges.